McCombs v. Pittsb. & W. Ry. Co.
Citations
- 130 Pa. 182
- 18 A. 613
- 1889 Pa. LEXIS 1171
Syllabus
<p>1. Where a court was requested to charge “that the employer does his duty when he provides his employees in such manner as he fairly and reasonably deems prudent and safe,” it was not error to refuse the point, and to substitute for the words, “ he fairly and reasonably deems prudent and safe,” the words, “ in such manner as is fairly and reasonably prudent and safe.”</p> <p>2. In an action by a brakeman against a railroad company, his employer, to recover damages for personal injuries, when there was evidence tending to show that the accident was the result of running a loaded freight oar upon a siding where the rails were put down without fish-plates, it was not error to submit the question of the company’s negligence, under all the evidence, to the jury.</p>
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- Fact that the job was unavailable three months later when the claimant first inquired about it does not defeat the employer’s case
- Fact that the job was unavailable three months later when the claimant first inquired about it does not defeat the employer's case
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Judges: Green, McCollum, Mitchell, Pee, Sterrett, Williams
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